About the Play
Drama. 7-9 minutes. 1-6 females, 2-5 males (7-14 performers possible with addition of non-speaking chess pieces). Suitable for high school and older.
King's Gambit is available in print (feel free to place your order on this page) as part of Pushed, a performable collection of ten short plays about peer pressure.
Synopsis
Cassius, a high school freshman who identifies as transgender, plays a high stakes chess game with the toughest of adversaries over whether to go public: himself.